GPL System Requirements

Now that all this time has passed, what was the "real" preferred system requirements for GPL? All details on, etc. What setup has been most stable- I still see people posting problems all the time. What video and sound cards does it like, which ones does it not, etc. If you were to set up a pc to run GPL with an eye to the future, what hardware would you choose? Thanks.

Personally, I'm running a 1.1GHz Athlon (not DDR), with a GF2GTS, SB Live! Value, 512mb ram, and I'm very happy with it - 12X10, detail about 75%, constant 36fps except at the very start from the back of the grid. If I was building one today, I'd go for the fastest Athlon available, 256mb (I have the extra 256mb for Lightwave), SB Live, and either a GF2Ultra or a V5500. I have a PCI 5500, but I can't get the system to boot with it installed (either with or without my current GF2 in the AGP slot). I've heard that it scales nicely with CPU performance, and I've heard many raves about the FSAA implementation with GPL, but I haven't been able to see it for myself. Rick "Tim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:010720012026060309%[email hidden]... > Now that all this time has passed, what was the "real" preferred system > requirements for GPL? All details on, etc. What setup has been most > stable- I still see people posting problems all the time. > What video and sound cards does it like, which ones does it not, etc. > If you were to set up a pc to run GPL with an eye to the future, what > hardware would you choose? Thanks.

Not the computer I would buy for the future. But for reference. A 500 MHz (512Mb cache), Abit BE6 MB, Matrox G400 vid card, 192 Mb Ram, and ElCheapo sound card. Runs well constant 36fps except for a start from back of the grid. This ususally picks up well before turn one. Detail is set at only about 25% and a number of details are switched off. I had to reduce display resolution to 1024 x 768 for online play (league race) which was annoying. I occasionally hear my hard drive at work during a race. This causes some stuttering. I think RAM ??? Overall my system works quite well. No discos, and a nice picture. I will certainly go for a bit more power, when I can. But I'm really enjoying GPL now. John G Rick Baumhauer wrote in message <9hq72v$f95tt$[email hidden]>...

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>Personally, I'm running a 1.1GHz Athlon (not DDR), with a GF2GTS, SB Live! >Value, 512mb ram, and I'm very happy with it - 12X10, detail about 75%, >constant 36fps except at the very start from the back of the grid. > >If I was building one today, I'd go for the fastest Athlon available, 256mb >(I have the extra 256mb for Lightwave), SB Live, and either a GF2Ultra or a >V5500. I have a PCI 5500, but I can't get the system to boot with it >installed (either with or without my current GF2 in the AGP slot). I've >heard that it scales nicely with CPU performance, and I've heard many raves >about the FSAA implementation with GPL, but I haven't been able to see it >for myself. > >Rick > >"Tim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:010720012026060309%[email hidden]... >> Now that all this time has passed, what was the "real" preferred system >> requirements for GPL? All details on, etc. What setup has been most >> stable- I still see people posting problems all the time. >> What video and sound cards does it like, which ones does it not, etc. >> If you were to set up a pc to run GPL with an eye to the future, what >> hardware would you choose? Thanks. > > >

In article <9hq72v$f95tt$[email hidden]>, Rick Baumhauer <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Personally, I'm running a 1.1GHz Athlon (not DDR), with a GF2GTS, SB Live! > Value, 512mb ram, and I'm very happy with it - 12X10, detail about 75%, > constant 36fps except at the very start from the back of the grid. > > If I was building one today, I'd go for the fastest Athlon available, 256mb > (I have the extra 256mb for Lightwave), SB Live, and either a GF2Ultra or a > V5500. I have a PCI 5500, but I can't get the system to boot with it > installed (either with or without my current GF2 in the AGP slot). I've > heard that it scales nicely with CPU performance, and I've heard many raves > about the FSAA implementation with GPL, but I haven't been able to see it > for myself. > > Rick >

Rick- So with a 1.1Ghz, GF2 and 512 RAM, what would happen with 100% detail on? Poor frame rate? After the start of a race, I mean. What would you need to run 100% detail at 36fps then? Tim

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> "Tim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:010720012026060309%[email hidden]... > > Now that all this time has passed, what was the "real" preferred system > > requirements for GPL? All details on, etc. What setup has been most > > stable- I still see people posting problems all the time. > > What video and sound cards does it like, which ones does it not, etc. > > If you were to set up a pc to run GPL with an eye to the future, what > > hardware would you choose? Thanks.

i used to run a 1.1ghz Tbird with a V5500 and could run 100% detail with 2xfsaa. 36fps even at the back of most grids... dave henrie "Tim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:020720011838085467%[email hidden]... > In article <9hq72v$f95tt$[email hidden]>, Rick Baumhauer > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > Personally, I'm running a 1.1GHz Athlon (not DDR), with a GF2GTS, SBLive! > > Value, 512mb ram, and I'm very happy with it - 12X10, detail about 75%, > > constant 36fps except at the very start from the back of the grid. > > > > If I was building one today, I'd go for the fastest Athlon available,256mb > > (I have the extra 256mb for Lightwave), SB Live, and either a GF2Ultraor a > > V5500. I have a PCI 5500, but I can't get the system to boot with it > > installed (either with or without my current GF2 in the AGP slot). I've > > heard that it scales nicely with CPU performance, and I've heard manyraves > > about the FSAA implementation with GPL, but I haven't been able to seeit

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> > for myself. > > > > Rick > > > > > Rick- > > So with a 1.1Ghz, GF2 and 512 RAM, what would happen with 100% detail > on? Poor frame rate? After the start of a race, I mean. What would > you need to run 100% detail at 36fps then? > > > Tim > > > "Tim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:010720012026060309%[email hidden]... > > > Now that all this time has passed, what was the "real" preferred

system > > > requirements for GPL? All details on, etc. What setup has been most > > > stable- I still see people posting problems all the time. > > > What video and sound cards does it like, which ones does it not, etc. > > > If you were to set up a pc to run GPL with an eye to the future, what > > > hardware would you choose? Thanks.

> Rick- > > So with a 1.1Ghz, GF2 and 512 RAM, what would happen with 100% detail > on? Poor frame rate? After the start of a race, I mean. What would > you need to run 100% detail at 36fps then? My system: Celeron 566 @ 850, 256Mb RAM, Abit BF6 MB, Gigabyte GeForce2MX video card, SB Live Value! and a MS FF Wheel. I have every graphic and sound option cranked to maximum inside GPL, and run at 1280 x1024 with the latest drivers and D3D patch. I generally get a constant 36 fps except the start of a race (lowest I think I have seen is about 26). Once away from the start, everything is fine. Note that this is with FSAA off! Turning this on drops framerate to under 20! I am not sure that the effort required to get 36 FPS for the start of the race is worthwhile, seeing as it is still driveable at that point and the drop does not last very long... > Tim > > > "Tim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:010720012026060309%[email hidden]... > > > Now that all this time has passed, what was the "real" preferredsystem > > > requirements for GPL? All details on, etc. What setup has been most > > > stable- I still see people posting problems all the time. > > > What video and sound cards does it like, which ones does it not, etc. > > > If you were to set up a pc to run GPL with an eye to the future, what > > > hardware would you choose? Thanks.